Kathy Cook Kitchen

Kathy Cook dedicated her professional life to nutrition and dietetics.
In 1968, Kathy graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Education. She interned at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minn., and worked for a short time at the Mayo Clinic. She went on to be appointed to the North Dakota Dietary Practice Board in 1990.
In 1992, while serving as Director of Resident Support Services at Valley Memorial Homes in Grand Forks, she was named Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the North Dakota Dietetic Association.
Kathy also worked at Grand Forks Grocery/the US Foodservice, was a board member for Grand Forks Home Delivered Meals, and was at one time president of Crookston Home Delivered Meals, a program she started while serving as Director of Dietary at Riverview Heathcare in Crookston.
Kathy died in 2011.
Thanks to UND alum, Linda Laskowski, along with Kathy’s friends and family, Kathy’s legacy will continue through the establishment of the Kathy Cook Kitchen.